Guides

I’d like to open this blog out to other Jimny owners to contribute in the comments below. Let’s try to compile as detailed and informative a guide as we can about racks and load bars for your gen 4 Jimny. Please only contribute feedback and advice from direct personal experience. No speculation or marketing promises…

The Jimny has a reported 30kg roof load limit, some quote official figures of 40kg. I’m not certain what the official stance is but regardless you need to be abundantly aware of roof weight. In this article I’ll share my experiences and personal opinions to date. I changed my view I’ve recently changed my views…

Why wait 15 months for a review? Frankly, I forgot to write a 12 month review! Let’s jump back to the 24th of April 2019 and my goofy face on collection day. Looking at this picture makes me realise how quickly the plastic bumpers and trim have lost their deep black colour and how big…

Okay, I know what you’re thinking. He’s losing the plot now. The truth is it can be done. You will definitely need a roof rack and waterproof storage for all your food and kit. Granted it’ll not be ideal for long trips but I reckon an overnight trip would be great fun. An experience shared…

This guide is suggested equipment and the easy modifications anyone can do to have an ultralight Jimny roof tent build. From experience this is a good balance between roof load weight and overall camping comfort. For a roof tent set up this is not only ultralight, it is ultra comfortable. IMPORTANT! Read about roof weight…

I thought I’d write a separate guide for car camping in the Jimny. It’s something a lot of people are interested in and I can understand why. It’s super convenient and a ton of fun. It’s cheap (if you don’t listen to my mattress selection advice lol), warm, quiet and comfortable when set up correctly….

If you’re thinking about camping in the new Jimny here’s everything I’ve learnt so far. This is all based on real life camping experiences. I’ll update the guide as I try new things and hope it helps you 🙂 We bought the Jimny to have a small daily driver that was capable of being adapted…